All the news that’s fit to nosh. Crystals and Cocktails: Quartz, a new cocktail lounge, is opening in Downtown Phoenix on Thursday, April 20. Valley dwellers can stimulate their senses and quench their thirst with stunning visuals and unique cocktails. The bar’s menu and theme are inspired by the 12 birthstones of each calendar year. Cocktails are designed around each stone’s unique characteristics, driving the flavor profiles and look. Some of the cocktails include the...
Strike up a conversation with Zoya Vora-Shah about Arizona wines, and she’ll have a hard time controlling her enthusiasm. The former wine representative discovered her zeal for local vintners while working at the Carlson Creek Tasting Room in Old Town Scottsdale. “I started tasting local wines at other tasting rooms and it inspired me,” she says. “I was very impressed.” That inspiration led Vora-Shah to open The Wine Collective, a tasting room, wine bar and...